Left-leaning commentator Adam Mockler pushed back after a conservative CEO suggested that White House aide Natalie Harp should be the “poster child” for modern-day feminism.
“Feminism is not giving away your entire life to write sappy messages saying that you’re sorry 100 times or acting like you have Stockholm syndrome for some reason,” Mockler said, referencing fawning letters Harp allegedly sent to Trump in 2023.
The 35-year old Harp, one of President Donald Trump’s closest aides, has been thrust into the spotlight in recent days over her apparent devotion to her 80-year-old boss.
“She doesn’t really do much outside of work. She works constantly for him,” New York Times White House correspondent Maggie Haberman told CNN earlier this week. “That is something that he has a huge amount of value in. I described her the other day as, you know, a binky, for lack of a better way of putting it — a comfort blanket.”
Amy Robbins, however, the CEO of concealed-carry activewear brand Alexo Athletica, told a CNN News Night panel Friday that “everything” Haberman mentioned actually means Harp “should be the poster child for modern-day feminists,” adding that “she’s a hard worker” and is “resourceful.”
Watch CNN’s discussion of Harp below:
Amid cross-talk, Robbins continued, “She climbed the corporate ladder. She sacrificed herself. She didn’t even sleep. She didn’t even eat, and she got to one of the highest positions in the country.”
Host Abby Phillips countered that “not sleeping and not eating, writing unhealthy-sounding notes to your boss, never doing anything outside of work. Sounds like honestly something, somebody, that needs an intervention.”
Mockler directly refuted Robbins’ assertion, arguing that Harp “is definitely not a case of feminism.”
“It made me sad reading these letters,” the MeidasTouch personality said. “And she seems to have a unique attachment to Donald Trump.”
He then asked Robbins to admit one thing.
“This feels like a really weird situation,” he said. “Can you at least admit that it’s a weird situation?”
“I will admit that this is odd,” Robbins conceded.